WEBVTT CHRISTINA, THE PROTEST WASPEACEFUL.CHRISTINA: YES, IT WAS.PROTESTERS WALKED DOWN THESTREET HERE TO THE FEDERALCOURTHOUSE WHERE U.S. SENATORRON JOHNSON'S OFFICE IS LOCATED.THEY DEMANDED ELECTED OFFICIALSBE HELD ACCOUNTABLHUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED ATZEIDLER UNION SQUARE FORMILWAUKEE'S NOT MY PRESIDENT'SDAY MARCH.SIMILAR EVENTS WERE HELD INCITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRYPROTESTING THE HOLIDAY WITH THCURRENT ADMINISTRATION.IMMIGRATION, GENDER EQUALITY ANDPOLICE BRUTALITY WERE AMONG THEMANY ISSUES DISCUSSED.MARIA HAMILTON WHOSE SON DONTREHAMILTON WAS SHOT AND KILLED BYA MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER ALSOTOOK THE STAGE.>> THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIMEI'VE EVER PUBLICLY SAID HISNAME, DONALD TRUMP IS NOT MYPRESIDENT. CHRISTINA: MARCHERS THEN TOOK TOTHE STREET WALKING EAST ONMICHIGAN TOWARDS THE FEDERALCOURTHOUSE.>> I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M A MOTHERAND A TEACHER AND I THINK I NEEDTO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT'S GOINGON IN THE WORLD TO MAKE THEWORLD SAFE.CHRISTINA ONCE AT THE FEDERAL: COURTHOUSE THE GROUP CALLEDOUT US SENATOR RON JOHNSON WHOSEMILWAUKEE OFFICE IS INSIDE THEBUILDING.MANY IN THE CROWD HERE FEEL LIKEHE'S NOT LISTENING TO THE PEOPLEHE REPRESENTS.>> I THINK IT'S A DUTY OF THEMTO MEET WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTSAND LISTEN TO THEIR VIEWS BUTRON JOHNSON HAS DECLINED TO HOLDANY MEETINGS DURING THIS ENTIREWEEK OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RECESSAND TO ME THAT'S OFFENSIVCHRISTINA: WE DO KNOW SENATORJOHNSON HELD A QUESTION ANDANSWER SESSION OVER THE WEEKEND.ANSWER SESSION OVER THE WEEKENDIN NORTHERN WISCONSIN AT AMOSQUE.

Group holds 'Not my President' march, rally in Milwaukee

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Updated: 9:36 AM CST Feb 21, 2017

Monday was Presidents Day in the United States, and citizens unhappy with President Donald Trump as the nation's top executive held demonstrations in several cities, including in Milwaukee.